Create a “roadmap” that your students can go back to as they complete their projects.
Details
Professor: Dr. Pia Garcia
Subject: PHL112 – Ethics of Person
Intended Learning Outcome: Groups of students will collaboratively create reviewers based on their assigned module and these will be used during midterms and finals.
Feedback and Comments
- Dr. Pia understands that doing projects – in her case, writing papers – alongside other classes’ requirements can get overwhelming. So, she created her paper guidelines with the purpose of making her expectations clear to her students.
- These expectations included her concern for her students’ wellbeing – encouraging them to sleep early, and to manage their time well and not spend too much time on her requirement if they had other tasks they needed to finish.
Other notes
- This design pattern was used for younger students – being able to provide clear, step-by-step guidelines for junior college and freshman students will help them be able to better adjust to the college workload. However, for older students, you may want to use your discretion and tailor your guidelines to their expected level to avoid spoon feeding.
U.N.I.T.A.S. Design Principles demonstrated in this design pattern
| Understands the learner | This design pattern understands that students would benefit from having clear project guidelines. To make a good project brief, you need to think about what your students want and need to know when tackling their project. |
| Nurtures student well-being | Including clear guidelines, helpful tips, and encouragement, promotes student well-being and help lessen their stress about the project. |
| Inspires curiosity and self-development | Providing the parameters of the project, particular deadlines and timelines, encourages students to develop better working habits. |
| Thoughtfully done | Project briefs make sure that the instructions for the project are clear, thorough, and all in one place. |
| Achieves learning goals | When a project brief includes the main goal of the project, as well as which lessons it covers, it helps students better understand the intended learning outcome. |
